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CVE-2024-29857

org.bouncycastle: Importing an EC certificate with crafted F2m parameters may lead to Denial of Service

Severity Score

7.5
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

Track
*SSVC
Descriptions

An issue was discovered in ECCurve.java and ECCurve.cs in Bouncy Castle Java (BC Java) before 1.78, BC Java LTS before 2.73.6, BC-FJA before 1.0.2.5, and BC C# .Net before 2.3.1. Importing an EC certificate with crafted F2m parameters can lead to excessive CPU consumption during the evaluation of the curve parameters.

Se descubrió un problema en ECCurve.java y ECCurve.cs en Bouncy Castle Java (BC Java) antes de 1.78, BC Java LTS antes de 2.73.6, BC-FJA antes de 1.0.2.5 y BC C# .Net antes de 2.3.1. La importación de un certificado CE con parámetros F2m modificados puede provocar un consumo excesivo de CPU durante la evaluación de los parámetros de la curva.

A vulnerability was found in Bouncy Castle. An issue was discovered in ECCurve.java and ECCurve.cs in Bouncy Castle Java (BC Java). Importing an EC certificate with crafted F2m parameters can lead to excessive CPU consumption during the evaluation of the curve parameters.

Moderate: An update for Red Hat Build of Apache Camel 4.4 for Quarkus 3.8 update is now available. The purpose of this text-only errata is to inform you about the enhancements that improve your developer experience and ensure the security and stability of your products. Issues addressed include a denial of service vulnerability.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Complete
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:Track
Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Tech. Impact
Partial
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2024-03-21 CVE Reserved
  • 2024-05-09 CVE Published
  • 2025-02-13 CVE Updated
  • 2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-20: Improper Input Validation
  • CWE-125: Out-of-bounds Read
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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Redhat
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Jboss Enterprise Application Platform
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Amazon
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Linux
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Redhat
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Enterprise Linux
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